Oita Castle Park

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Oita Castle Park is the site of the former Oita Castle or Funai Castle. The original castle was burnt down by a fire in the mid-18th century and today only the stone walls and moat are original. Some of the turrets (yagura) have been rebuilt after World War II along with the covered bridge over the moat.

Oita Castle Park contains the Oita Bunka Kaikan (097 532 1295) with a restaurant inside the culture center.

Surrounding Oita Castle Park are a number of recommended cafes and restaurants including Hosun Cafe, Hana and Friends Cafe.


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Beppu's Kannawa District

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The Kannawa area of Beppu in Kyushu is the most spectacular of the city's hot spring (onsen) districts for steam enthusiasts.



Here are seven of Beppu's ten jigoku (hell) pools and the city's well-worth-a-visit Sex Museum.
Hyotan Onsen (ひょうたん温泉) is Kannawa's best hot spring baths with rotemburo (outside bath), a sand-bath, sauna and a chance to sample food steamed naturally in the vapors of the thermal springs - known as jigoku mushi.



There are frequent buses to the area from Beppu Bus Station; get off at Umijigoku-mae for the hell pools. If driving from the ferry port go straight along route 500.



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